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DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF TALL TUBULAR STEEL STRUCTURES FOR
DIFFERENT GEOMETRIC CONFIGURATIONS
Hemappa S Yaligar, Ramya B V2, Sowmya R H3
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Post Graduate in Structural Engineering, BIET College, Davanagere-577004, India
Asst, Professor, M. Tech Structural Engineering, BIET College, Davanagere, India
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Asst, Professor, M.Tech Structural Engineering, BIET College, Davanagere , India
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Abstract - In structural engineering, the structural frames
are the load resisting systems. The analysis and design of
structures particularly tall structures needs appropriate
analysis
methods, precise design concepts along with
preliminary designs aided with optimisation, in order to resist
the gravity as well as lateral load, so that structure remains
safe thought its life span. In extremely tall buildings stiffness
plays a very important role in controlling the global
displacements. Hence new structural systems are developed by
combining the previous structural systems in order to resist
effectively the lateral loads due to earthquake and wind
and to limit global displacements, drifts and accelerations
under control. The tube structural concept had become more
popular structural systems particularly for high rise steel
structures. To understand the behaviour of the tall tubular
steel structures for different geometric configurations like
square, rectangle, triangular, hexagonal shapes in plan, in
comparison with the steel beam column rigid frame system,
were analysed using ETABS 2016. The effect of geometric
configurations on behaviour of tall tubular steel structures
are summarised using the obtained results, by concluding
the optimum geometric configuration for tall tubular steel
structures.
Key Words: Tube structure, Earthquake zones, wind
load, Base shear, Story drift, Story displacement and
ETABS.
1. INTRODUCTION
The appropriate analysis methods are used for structural
design and analysis of structures especially for multi-story
structures, accurate design ideas alongside with initial
designs supported with optimization, in order to withstand
the vertical as well as horizontal load, so that building stay
safe thought its life period. The major vital standard in
structural engineering is strength, stability and
serviceability of the structures. The purpose of structural
engineers for high rise buildings is to resist the lateral forces
like earth quake and wind force that are acting on structure.
The purpose of structural engineers for high rise buildings is
to resist the lateral forces like earth quake and wind force
that are acting on structure. Many structural engineers
carried out lot of work to analyses the effect of lateral forces
regarding its height and they formulated some criteria to
keep minimum deflection or fixed deflection for the forces
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acting on the structure. Among which the geometry of
structure is also one of the important factor so in this
study we have considered various geometry of structures.
1.1 Characteristics and importance of structural
systems
In extremely developed urban areas there is a
deficiency of land hence very large requirement for tall
structural systems, increase in requirement for residential
space and business, technical innovations, alteration in
structural systems concept of town sea line and social
dream to construct higher. The stiffness plays a very
important role in tall buildings to controlling the overall
displacements. Sao original structural
systems are
constructed by combining the earlier systems in order to
co1unater attack adequately the lateral forces from
earthquake and wind and accelerations, drifts and to
minimize overall displacements or top put it in control.
The structural system transmission loads from
corresponding structural members. The members which
carry’s loads are considered to be structural system and
they need to be designed all other members are nonstructural members. In this metropolitan world the
necessity of super tall structures are very necessary. The
structures may go up to 300 to 500m height as a structural
engineer we should ensure its safety as whole structure
and as a unit for that purpose different structural system
were developed.
1.2 STRUCTURAL SYSTEM CLASSIFICATIONS
Structural systems are classified into 4 types
Type 1 – Shear Frames
Type 2 – Interacting frames
Type 3 – Partial Tubular frames
Type 4 – Tubular Systems
1.3 Classification of Tube structures
Basic forms of tubular systems are
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Framed tube
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Braced tube
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Bundled tube
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Tube-in-tube
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Tubed mega frame
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Grade of concrete
M30 (Deck Slab)
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Column Sections
Built up (ISWB 600)
1.4 Objectives studies
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Beam Sections
ISMB 600
1.
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Deck Section
200 mm thick
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Live load
4 KN/m2
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Floor finish
1.5 KN/m2
15
External Glazing
2.0 KN/m
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Location of
Building
In Moderate intensity
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Soil type
(Z-II)
type II (Medium)
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Importance factor
1.0
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Response
reduction factor
5.0
2.
3.
4.
To know the behavior of different geometric
Configurations of tall tubular steel structures like
square, rectangle, triangular, hexagonal shapes in
plan, comparison with the square steel moment
resisting frames system.
Equivalent static method is used to carry out earth
quake Analysis, referring IS1893-2002 and ETABS
2016 is used to carry out the dynamic time history
analysis. Also wind analysis is carried out to
understand the behavior under the wind loads.
Base shear, story displacement and peak displacement,
story drift and acceleration are found out for all
geometric configurations.
By using obtained results the effect of geometric
configurations on behavior of tall tubular steel
structures are summarized.
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Fundamental
Natural Period
6.382
seconds
2. DATA FOR DEVELOPING THE MODEL
Using ETAB 2016 Structural modeling of steel framed tall
tubular structure is made for hexagon shape geometric
configuration, with a regular steel moment resisting frame
section. All the models having equal number of stories
which is 88 numbers and constant floor area constant
diaphragm to take lateral loads and transmits to
beams are provided for all the models to obtain the
consistent results for lighting, ventilation and service
criteria a central core is permitted.
Table-1: Parameters Considered For the Development of
Structure
SL NO
PARAMETERS
REMARKS
1
Type of Structure
Steel Moment Resisting
Framed tube
2.1 Dynamic Time History Analysis
Linear or nonlinear valuation of dynamic structural
response provided by time-history analysis for loading
which may differ according to the fixed time function. By
using either modal or direct integration methods dynamic
equilibrium equations, are solved. From the end of the past
analysis Initial conditions may be place by continuing the
structural state. The ELCENTRO time history data is
considered in the present study, the following
specifications of elcentro is given below.
Table-2: ELCENTRO Time history Data Specifications
SL
NO
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SPECIFICATIONS
REMARKS
Location
“Imperial Valley”
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Plan
Configurations
Square, Rectangular,
Triangular and Hexagonal
2
Date of
occurred
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4
Story details
Each floor height
G+87 (88 Storied)
3.6m
5
6
Total building
Totalheight
Floor area
316.8m
3550m2
3
4
5
6
Time duration
Station
Direction Horizontal
Units of acceleration
(g)
7
Type of Building
Office Building
8
Grade Steel
345Garde
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earthquake 19th May 1940
Number of time instants
Sampling time(Δt)
4:39am
“Ell Centro A rray#9”
1800
9.81m/s2(acceleratio
n of gravity)
4000
0.01 s (f= 100 Hz)
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c) Model 3:
structures
Plan of rectangle Framed tube
Fig-1: Time History Data for El-Centro
2.2 W1IND ANALYSIS
Wind loads is considered as per IS 875:1987
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Wind speed Vb = 33 m/s
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Terrain Category = 4
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Structure Class = c
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Risk Co-efficient = 1
2.3 DIFFERENT GEOMETRIC CONFIGURATIONS
FRAMED TUBE STRUCTURES
Fig3. Plan of rectangle Framed tube structures
d) Model 4: Plan of triangle Framed tube structures
OF
a) Model 1: Plan of square steel moment resisting
framed tube structures
Fig4. Plan of triangle Framed tube structures
e) Model 5: Plan of Hexagonal Framed tube
structures
Fig2. Plan of square steel moment resisting framed tube
structures
b) Model 2: Plan of square framed tube structures
Fig5. Plan of Hexagonal Framed tube structures
Fig3. Plan of square framed tube structures
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3. ANALYSIS OF RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
3.2 RESULTS FOR EARTH QUAKE ANALYSIS
a) MAXIMUM BASE SHEAR
3.1 MODAL ANALYSIS
For all geometric configurations modal analysis has been
carried out and listed the frequencies and time period
in Table 4 and Table 5 respectively. For hexagonal
tube structure having maximum compared to all other
structure, time period for hexagonal tube structure
is 34% high than that of square steel moment
resisting frame structure and 29% compared to all other
tube structures. For square tube structure having
Maximum frequency is found i.e 0.063 cycles/sec.
a) Mode vs. Time Period
Chart 3. Maximum base shear
3.3 STORY DISPLACEMENTS FOR EARTHQUAKE
LOADS
a)Story vs Displacement
Chart 1. Mode V/s Time period for different tube
structures
b) Mode vs. Frequency
Chart 4:Story Displacements graph for earthquake load
b) Story vs Drift ratio
Chart 2: Mode V/s frequency for different models
Chart 5: Story Drifts graph for earthquake load
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3.4 DYNAMIC TIME HISTORY ANALYSIS RESULTS
A) SQUARE STEEL MOMENT RESISTING FRAME
C) RECTANGULAR FRAMED TUBE STRUCTURES IN
PLAN
B) SQUARE FRAMED TUBE STRUCTURES IN PLAN
D) TRIANGULAR FRAMED TUBE STRUCTURES IN
PLAN
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3.5 RESULTS FOR WIND ANALYSIS
STORY DISPLACEMENTS FOR WIND LOADS
a) Story vs Displacement
Chart 6. Story Displacements graph for – Wind Analysis
a) Story vs Drift ratio
E) HEXAGONAL FRAMED TUBE STRUCTURE IN PLAN
Chart 7. Story Drift ratio graph for – Wind Analysis
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CONCLUSIONS
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From the above results and discussions of all
modal analysis, it can be terminated that
hexagonal tube structure is having higher time
period i.e., 25.42 seconds and having lesser
frequency 0.040 cycles per second. Hence from
point of view of time period and frequency this
framed tube structures can be considered as
stable.
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From the lateral load analysis both earthquake
and wind analysis, we found maximum
displacement and story drifts are encountered
for hexagonal shape framed tube structures.
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The behaviour and responses of Square and
triangular frame tube structural systems are
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similar in case of earthquake and wind load
analysis.
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To compare equivalent static analysis the dynamic
time history analysis results are lower. Hence to
understand the correct behaviour of the high rise
structural system, dynamic analysis is preferable.
Form the above results and discussions it can be
decided that tube structure is preferable for high
rise structures in place of conventional beam
column moment resisting frame steel system.
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BIOGRAPHIES
4.1 SCOPE OF FUTURE WORK
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dynamic analysis of tall tube-in-tube structures by finite
story method.” Engineering Structures, Vol. 18, (7), 515527.
In hexagonal frame tube structure the
displacement, story drifts are reduced by using
additional structural systems like diagrids, steel
plate and shear walls.
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For all geometric configurations mega braces can
be used to reduce the displacement.
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In complex shape tubular structures are also
analysed.
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For same geometric configurations tube in tube
structures can be analysed.
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Graduate Student Dept. of
Civil
Engineering
BIET
College, Davanagere.
RAMYA
BV
Asst. Professor Dept. of Civil
Engineering BIET College,
Davanagere.
SOWMYA R H
Asst. Professor Dept. of Civil
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Davanagere.
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